June 9, 2010
The fate of movie box office futures now rests in the hands of the Senate-House Conference Committee, whose members have finally been set. Listed below, with contact information, are the 12 Senators and 31 Congressman who will decide if the ban on movie futures in the Senate version of the Wall Street Reform bill will be in the final legislation that goes to Congress for a vote.
If the Conference Committee leaves the ban out of the final bill, the decision on box office revenue contracts will be left to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. For more on the ban, see What Do Onions and Box Office Revenue Have In Common? Also visit Jabcat’s Box Office Futures Page for the latest movie futures news, links and information.
If you are interested in contacting Committee members in support of, or opposition to movie box office futures, you should do so quickly as the Conference Committee hopes to produce a final bill in two to three weeks (by June 24). Due to the short time frame, phone/fax may be the best method of getting your voice heard. Many Congressmen only desire online contact from those living in their District.
For additional background, also see House taps Wall Street bill conferees (Reuters) and Wall Street Reform Conference Committee Membership Announced (Chris Weigant/The Huffington Post)].
House Democrat Barney Frank of Massachusetts is chairman of the Conference Committee.
DEMOCRAT SENATORS (7)
Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut)
Tel: 202-224-2823
Fax: 202-224-1083
Online Contact Form for Sen. Dodd
Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
Tel: 202-224-3254
Fax: 202-224-9369
Online Contact Form for Sen. Harkin
Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota)
Tel: 202-224-5842
Fax: 202-228-5765
Online Contact Form for Sen. Johnson
Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont)
Tel: 202-224-4242
Online Contact Form for Sen. Leahy
Blanche Lincoln (D-Arkansas)
Tel: 202-224-4843
Fax 202-228-1371
Online Contact Form for Sen. Lincoln
Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island)
Tel: 202-224-4642
Fax: 202-224-4680
Online Contact Form for Sen. Reed
Charles Schumer (D-New York)
Tel: 202-224-6542
Fax: 202-228-3027
Online Contact Form for Sen. Schumer
REPUBLICAN SENATORS (5)
Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia)
Tel: 202-224-3521
Fax: 202-224-0103
Online Contact Form for Sen. Chambliss
Bob Corker (R-Tennessee)
Tel: 202-224-3344
Fax: 202-228-0566
Online Contact Form for Sen. Corker
Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)
Tel: 202-224-6142
FAX: 202-228-1375
Online Contact Form for Sen. Crapo
Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire)
Tel: 202-224-3324
Online Contact Form for Sen. Gregg
Richard Shelby (R-Alabama)
Tel: 202-224-5744
Fax: 202-224-3416
Online Contact Form for Sen. Shelby
DEMOCRAT HOUSE MEMBERS (20)
Howard Berman (D-California)
Tel: 202-225-4695
Fax: 202-225-3196
Online Contact Form for Cong. Berman (only accepts contact from those in his District)
Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa)
Tel: 202-225-3806
Fax: 202-225-5608
Online Contact Form for Cong. Boswell
John Conyers (D-Michigan)
Tel: 202-225-5126
Fax: 202-225-0072
Online Contact Form for Cong. Conyers
Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland)
Tel: 202-225-4741
Fax: 202-225-3178
Online Contact Form for Cong. Cummings
Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts)
Tel: 202-225-5931
Online Contact Form for Cong. Frank
Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois)
Tel: 202-225-8203
Fax: 202-225-7810
Online Contact Form for Cong. Gutierrez
Paul Kanjorski (D-Pennsylvania)
Tel: 202-225-6511
Fax: 202-225-0764
Online Contact Form for Cong. Kanjorski
Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Ohio)
Tel: 202-225-2015
Fax: 202-225-3529
Online Contact Form for Cong. Kilroy
Carolyn Maloney (D-New York)
Tel: 202-225-7944
Fax: 202-225-4709 fax
Online Contact Form for Cong. Maloney
Gregory Meeks (D-New York)
Tel: 202-225-3461
Fax 202-226-4169
Online Contact Form for Cong. Meeks (only accepts contact from those in his District)
Dennis Moore (D-Kansas)
Tel: 202-225-2865
Fax: 202-225-2807
Online Contact Form for Cong. Moore (only accepts contact from those in his District)
Gary Peters (D-Michigan)
Tel: 202-225-5802
Fax: 202-226-2356
Online Contact Form for Cong. Peters
Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota)
Tel: 202-225-2165
Fax: 202-225-1593
Online Contact Form for Cong. Peterson (only accepts contact from those in his District)
Bobby Rush (D-Illinois)
Tel: 202-225-4372
Fax: 202-226-0333
Online Contact Form for Cong. Rush (only accepts contact from those in his District)
Heath Shuler (D-North Carolina)
Tel: 202-225-6401
Edolphus Towns (D-New York)
Tel: 202-225-5936
Fax: 202-225-1018
Online Contact Form for Cong. Towns (only accepts contact from those in his District)
Nydia Velazquez (D-New York)
Tel: 202-225-2361
Fax 202-226-0327
Online Contact Form for Cong. Velazquez
Maxine Waters (D-California)
Tel: 202-225-2201
Fax: 202-225-7854
Online Contact Form for Cong. Waters
Melvin Watt (D-North Carolina)
Tel: 202-225-1510
Fax 202-225-1512
Online Contact Form for Cong. Watt (only accepts contact from those in his District)
Henry Waxman (D-California)
Tel: 202-225-3976
Fax: 202-225-4099
Online Contact Form for Cong. Waxman (only accepts contact from those in his District)
REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEMBERS (11)
Spencer Bachus (R-Alabama)
Tel: 202-225-4921
Fax: 202-225-2082
Online Contact Form for Cong. Bachus (only accepts contact from those in his District)
Joe Barton (R-Texas)
Tel: 202-225-2002
Fax: 202-225-3052
Online Contact Form for Cong. Barton
Judy Biggert (R-Illinois)
Tel: 202-225-3515
Fax: 202-225-9420
Online Contact Form for Cong. Biggert (cannot reply to Emails form those outside District)
Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia)
Tel: 202.225.2711
Fax: 202.225.7856
Online Contact Form for Cong. Moore Capito (only accepts contact from those in his District)
Scott Garrett (R-New Jersey)
Tel: 202) 225-4465
Fax: (202) 225-9048
Online Contact Form for Cong. Garrett (only accepts contact from those in his District)
Sam Graves (R-Missouri)
Tel: 202-225-7041
Fax: 202-225-8221
Online Contact Form for Cong. Graves
Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas)
Tel: 202-225-3484
Darrell Issa (R-California)
Tel: 202-225-3906
Fax: 202-225-3303
Online Contact Form for Cong. Issa
Frank Lucas (R-Oklahoma)
Tel: 202-225-5565
Fax: 202-225-8698
Online Contact Form for Cong. Lucas (only accepts contact from those in his District)
Edward Royce (R-California)
Tel: 202-226-0335
Fax: 202-225-4111
Online Contact Form for Cong. Royce (only accepts contact from those in his District)
Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
Tel: 202-225-4236
Fax: 202-225-8628
Online Contact Form for Cong. Smith
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{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }
Jabcat – Are you going to contact anyone?
I have previously sent a letter to the CFTC/Agri Committee and would recommend others to do the same, to support the idea that the ban is unnecessary when there is already a regulator perfectly equipped to assess whether box office futures contracts are harmful.
I also sent a letter to the CFTC in support of box office futures and hope that others will also make their support known. this whole situation has become a bit ridiculous at this point. This decision should not involve congress at all and should be left int he hands of the CFTC. If box office futures trading is stopped by the CFTC it will be a bitter pill to swallow, but I’ll accept their decision. If it is banned because of the involvement of congress, I’m going to be exrtremely ticked off. The legislative they are trying to pass is to make derivative trading more transparent and regulated and seeing as both Trend and Cantor set up their exchanges to follow these guidelines, I don’t quite get why box office futures are being singeled out here. I mean, I get that the MPAA has deep political connections, but nonetheless, including language specifically banning box office futures in the legislative makes the politicians look like puppets. This whole thing is extremely frustrating.
Just read the article about the 40 congressmen pushing for the ban to remain….I think its fair to say it’s over for these exchanges. You can not fight that level of opposition.
It’s very irritating, I have not seen the full text of the letter but the article suggests the authors have stated they are not aware of anyone who will use the exchanges for hedging – such a statement is proof positive that these people are expressing an opinion on something they know nothing about, have not bothered to look into, have not bothered to watch and digest the several hearings on the subject or acknowledge the many people that have come out in support. Cantor /TrendExch have no hope if they are facing that level of ignorance.
The sad reality is that Cantor/TrendExch simply have not been able to get enough of the right supporters behind them.
I also sense that these people think a ban is necessary because they have got wind of the fact the CFTC are going to approve the application because the rules do not allow them to reject them when they technically hit the right notes.